Rosyth
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A view across Rosyth from Kings Road Roundabout |
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Rosyth shown within Fife | |
Population | 12,850 |
OS grid reference | NT108831 |
• Edinburgh | 11 mi (18 km) S |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNFERMLINE |
Postcode district | KY11 |
Dialling code | 01383 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Rosyth i/rəˈsaɪθ/ (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, three miles (4.8 km) south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2010, the town has a population of 12,850.
The town was founded as a garden city and was built to form the coastal port of Dunfermline which began in 1909. Rosyth is almost contiguous with neighbouring Inverkeithing, separated only by the M90 motorway. Rosyth railway station is on the Fife Circle Line.
Rosyth is within the Cowdenbeath constituency of the Scottish Parliament, currently held by Annabelle Ewing of the Scottish National Party, as well as the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region. For the UK Parliament, Rosyth is located in the Dunfermline and West Fife Westminster constituency, currently held by Douglas Chapman MP for the Scottish National Party.